The baliffs are comming!!!

carrie74

I posted recently regarding a ticket " civil parking charge notice" that hubby managed to get from the grassed area outside the jurys inn in newcastle - we ignored it as advised by members on this site, but now have a letter stating that the balifs are comming ( well, roxburghe debt collectors anyway!) for a total of £140.00!!!

The letter asks me for the driver details, which i understand i do not have to provide but the alarming bit is that the bottom of the letter states "it is important to note that every person who enters into a contract with the company for the parking of a vehicle at the car park, wether by purchasinga ticket or not, does so on behalf of all other persons having any proprietry posession or other financial interest in the vehicle or its contents"

Does this mean they will come and tow my car away??? Do they have a legal right to do so?? Please help - i've got a newborn baby and really don't need the stress or hassle of this, but can't afford to pay the charges!!!

ALL HELP AND ADVICE GREATLY APPRECIATED, BUT MUST ADMIT I'M AT THE POINT OF PAYING AND GETTING INTO DEBT TO DO SO!!

CARRIE

trisontana

No, they have no right. They are debt collectors, they are NOT bailiffs. Debt collectors are just private citizens and cannot enter your property, seize goods or blacken you credit records. Genuine bailiffs will only come on the scene in the very unlikely event that the case goes to court, you lose and you do not pay whatever the judge orders.

Just ignore those threatening and intimidating letters from them. They really should be charged with demanding money with menaces.

carrie74

So they won't just come and tow the car away and charge me extras for releasing it then??

trisontana

carrie74 wrote: »

So they won't just come and tow the car away and charge me extras for releasing it then??

No, they have no right. As I said before, they are just private citizens just like you or I. We cannot just tow somebody's car away, and neither can they. Just relax.

Coupon-mad

trisontana wrote: »

No, they have no right. As I said before, they are just private citizens just like you or I. We cannot just tow somebody's car away, and neither can they. Just relax.

Seconded.

Carrie please don't pay it, you would not pay a Nigerian email scammer just because he pestered you more than once - so don't fall for these scam scare tactics either. The bailiffs are not coming.

That rubbish about contract is wrong and if in the very very unlikely event they decided to take a person to Court to try their luck, anyone on here could get a solid defence which would see them off.

gaz_jones

Carrie,

I had a similar sort of letter a few months ago. I really started to worry. Everyone on here says ignore it but if our new to it its pretty scary. I kept ignoring and ignoring and the letters have now stopped.

Just thought I'd give you some reassurance that it seems like things are getting serious but that's just what they want you to think so you're scared into paying.


Gaz

Sput2001

Don't pay.

You'll probably get another [STRIKE]piece of toilet paper[/STRIKE] letter or two from Roxburghe, followed by another letter or two from a Michael Sobell at Graham White Solicitors. Then they'll stop and that will be the end of it.

Berkshiregirl

Just to echo, don't pay them anything. Letters from Roxburghe are common -search this forum for how often they're named. Ignore them and get on with things and they'll disappear.

Sir_Roger_deLodger

I have a box file full of letters from Roxburghe. They are just a bunch of chancers with no power to do anything. That stuff about entering into a contract is utter drivel, ignore it and DONT pay them.

Coblcris

""it is important to note that every person who enters into a contract with the company for the parking of a vehicle at the car park, wether by purchasinga ticket or not, does so on behalf of all other persons having any proprietry posession or other financial interest in the vehicle or its contents""

This is, legally speaking, merely cat pee.

GeoffX

Doing a search for roxburghe debt collectors suggests they have a, treads carefully, reputation...for instance:
SayNoTo0870 in 2006
Consumer Forums in 2009
Pepipoo.com in 2007